Lyduvėnai
Town in Samogitia, Lithuania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lyduvėnai is a small town in the Šiluva Eldership [lt], Raseiniai District Municipality, Kaunas County in central Lithuania.[1] The town is 15 km north of Raseiniai and is near the confluence of the Dubysa and Dratvuo [lt] rivers.[1] Lyduvėnai is the home of the longest (599 metres) and highest railway bridge in Lithuania, the Lyduvėnai Bridge. The town possesses the eldership's center, has a railway stop, a school, a library, in addition to post. The town's postal code is LT-60046. Lyduvėnai is situated in the Dubysa regional park [lt] and has its information center in the town's school. The railway line Šiauliai–Tilžė and the highways to Raseiniai and Šiluva pass through Lyduvėnai.[1] Lyduvėnai is in the Dubysa valley, in contrast to other towns in the Dubysa basin.[2]
Lyduvėnai | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 55°30′30″N 23°05′0″E | |
Country | Lithuania |
Ethnographic region | Samogitia |
County | Kaunas County |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 99 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
In 2011, it had a population of 99.[3]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1841 | 283 | — |
1897 | 222 | −21.6% |
1923 | 547 | +146.4% |
1959 | 271 | −50.5% |
1970 | 206 | −24.0% |
1979 | 212 | +2.9% |
1989 | 132 | −37.7% |
2001 | 125 | −5.3% |
2011 | 99 | −20.8% |